Phil Leonetti

Philip "Crazy Phil" Leonetti (27 March 1953-) was the underboss of the Philadelphia crime family under his uncle, Nicky Scarfo. In 1989, he decided to turn states against his family, and he served only 5 years of a 45-year sentence due to his cooperation with the government.

Biography
Phil Leonetti was born in Absecon, New Jersey on 27 March 1953, and he was raised by his single mother in Atlantic City's "Little Italy". At the age of eight, his uncle Nicky Scarfo used him as a decoy to bury a dead body, as it would appear as if he was simply driving through town with his nephew. In 1976, Leonetti and Vincent Falcone murdered the junkie Louie DeMarco, and his uncle had him whack Falcone three years later. In 1981, when Scarfo succeeded Phil Testa as boss of the Philadelphia crime family, Leonetti became his underboss. In 1989, Leonetti was sentenced to 45 years in prison for 10 murders, but he decided to turn states to save his skin. He served only five years in prison, and he went into hiding, fearing for his life.